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I had a winter litter last once and they had a large cardboard box with blankets and flannelette sheets. It was in a garden shed outside and I put the box up on a trampoline bed to keep it off the slab floor. I also put some old carpet down on the floor to keep a bit of chill off the floor. Pups used mum as heating and she did a great job. At night, I put some other dogs in beds on other half of shed, and hung a bar heater up and put that on a little and shut all the doors. I have since had a summer litter and I think I would rather a winter one next time. Our dogs do not come inside so I think it was easier to heat up an area than provide a really cool spot in summer. Although I did have to run a fan a lot in summer for them

Actually I did read the whole thing. The VET was still in the room and for a non sterile surgery, is available to render what ever assistance is needed. It is unfortunate and very sad for the owners and breeder and no one is saying anything else

It is a very unfortunate result from something that seemed so simple. Unfortunately anaesthetics are unpredictable. How individuals respond to anaesthetics is also unpredictable. To suture a cut is NOT a sterile surgery so they have not really breached that rule and Harley was not left unattended - there was a trained vet with him. If any vet was with an animal that started to go downhill during a stitch up, they would certainly call out for assistance OR stop stitching and start helping the animal. They can always rescrub later, if it was a sterile procedure (which this is not). I worked in vets for 10 years and I think we had 2 deaths under anaesthetic in this time. Unfortunately an anaesthetic reaction is usually simply the heart stops, there is not usually a warning and it happens even if a nurse is standing there. Staff are affected by this too, don't think they are blase about it. They will also feel bad that an animal died whilst in their care. I remember we had 2 staffy's to desex, litter mates. First one routine all perfect. Second one, anaesthetic given, clipped, placed in surgery room, heart stopped. We gave adrenalin, CPR, everything was tried but nothing worked. This was with monitors and all.. It happens. It is terribly sad and sometimes there is no reason, nothing that could have been done differently. Sorry for your loss and for the owners of Harley and I hope they can recover from the experience

Good story...... The media probably only has pics of bull breeds to use in stories as they usually only report bad ones!!!!! They don't realise there are other breeds of dogs!!! Maybe someone should send them a breed ID poster or a pic of a real Bullmastiff

I just pick names that I like. I like short names that can be called quickly and are sharp. They also shouldn't sound like any of my working commands. I have 8 dogs at present and they all have very different sounding names (except on that is not mins but staying for a while). So we have Dash, Cricket, Abby, Pip, Blondie, Tiesha (she came with that name so I left it even though I don't like it) Penny, and Gyp. The only issue at present it Pip and Gyp. But I have been managing it quite well so far and Gyp (11 weeks old) is recalling on her name very well and it isn't causing problems at this point. I have been trying to call Pip -Pippa, which is her real name anyway to prevent any other confusion. So it shouldn't really matter what you want to call your dog as long as you are happy with it. I have never considered checking if a name rhymes with mine or not..... or family members. In fact Penny was nearly Judy - which is my mums name!!!!!

Well today she has improved a little. A bit brighter and no vomiting. She has had a little bit of ID (didn't think much of that) and ate some chicken. He had a little play in the yard in the vet and played with some leaves. She then started to dig a hole.... All while still on a drip So the vet said providing she keeps her food down tonight, she may be able to come home in the morning....

SO I was hoping to get some ideas on here to help a little pup. Mon PM. Perfectly normal at 11:30 pm. eaten food, pooped firm poop, bright etc Tues AM ~9:30, Bright, alert. NOT Eating. Temp normal. Poop firm. Tues 11:30, slightly quiet but still would play with siblings, but would rest before the others were finished playing. Taken to Vet, could feel poss small lump up under ribcage.. possible foreign body but small enough it should pass if needed. X-Rayed about 4pm Tues - No obvious FB or signs of abnormal things. Enema Given, parasite smear done. (had been wormed every 2 weeks so far) Nibbled at some food ~ 6pm and seemed brighter and wanting to play. Picked her up to come home. She ate dinner at about 9pm, pooped normal form poop. ALL OK but didn't play rough with litter mates. Wed AM, Jumped out of kennel as usual, NOT Eating again. Walked around yard and paddock with me and other dogs, seemed a bit quiet..... Normal Poop, no temp. Got a bit tired after a few mins so I picked her up to carry her a bit. When I put her on the ground, she looked quiet depressed and proceeded to vomit..... Bile....... 4 times. Carried her back to house and put in crate. Called vet. More vomit in crate. WOuld not stand up to get out of crate. I had to reach in and pull out bedding with her on it to get her out. Very lethargic. Took her back to vet for another check. Another x-ray or 2. Still no signs on x-ray. Palpation initially found small lump again, this time further down. But then not felt at all a few hours later. Left at vet Palpation and picking her up causes more vomiting. WED arvo, placed on drip, given antibiotics, given anti vomit drugs, and pain relief. Vital signs were reasonably good. Thurs AM Diarhoea, vomiting overnight even on anti spew drugs, but possibly as the pain relief wore off. Poop sent to lab to test for PCR to see if anything else can be found. Thurs Day, Barium studies done, nothing showed up again. Vets are pretty confident that it is NOT a foreign body now. Vital signs are OK, but fluctuate with nausea and vomiting episodes. Diarrhoea doesn't have signs of blood in it. She has not had exposure to any chemicals. The pen is cleaned multiple times a day and disinfected. The day pen on the grass is on clean lawn and moved daily. They drink tank water as general drinking water. They did have an adventure down the paddock to the dam but they mainly ran along the edge of the water and one (not her) rolled in the sand etc. They may have lapped a little but it is only rain runoff from the heavy rain and it drains away over a few weeks. It isn't stagnant water that sits for months. The other dogs regularly play in here when there is water and drink and have never had problems with them. They go to the paddock multiple times a day for their walks and to empty out. The dig holes, chew stuff and generally just have puppy fun. They eat sheep poop etc. It is not a heritable disease. (DNA testing done etc) I am leaning more towards ingesting some kind of plant toxin as they have been digging in the garden but her symptoms aren't consistent with any of the descriptions of symptoms for any of the plants around. Vets are also stumped as they are leaning towards an enteric problem but her signs aren't really consistent with them either..... So she is getting supportive care so far and being treated symptomatically So if anyone can come up with any ideas as to what it might be, it would be much appreciated.

The ground in the pic of the muddy dog sitting up has cracks in it..... Not a flooded look

The number of Kelpie and Kelpie crosses are also very misrepresented. Basically a medium sized black, black and tan, red or red and tan, red and white short hair or black and white short haired ones are called kelpie crosses. Some of them have no other similarities to the Kelpie.

Thanks for that. I am thinking I will use SASH as I have been there with another dog for something Thanks for that info and links

So which eye specialist is best in Sydney area

These ones will be desexed. I just want certs to be able to give their new owners

And there is nothing wrong with breeding with a carrier or affected if you are selective of the other parent and the other traits are desiredo

An extremely unlikely option is a blind pups.... There is more chance of a car accident when driving.....but we still drive Both parents vision is awesome...... If it wasn't, they wouldn't be so damn good at their job....... Eye testing shouldn't be the sole basis of a breeding program....... Thats how other problems pop up, and others don't go away......

Sometimes you risk a mating because there is more to a good dog than its eye status. These are working dogs so working traits are the highest on the list for breeding stock.

Owner of the dog not interested in testing. And he is currently living at someone elses place further away.

Nope Thanks for that. I couldn't remember his name

Mother is tested. Father not. Hence the question. BTW these pups aren't going to be bred with later so it is just for knowledge really

I have 5 pups I need to get eye tested for CEA. Which vet in the Sydney area is the best for that. I took the mother to one at Nth Ryde (can't remember the name) and he seemed fine but wondering who others use. The pups are only 3 weeks old at present so no ush yet but would like to make appt soon for them to go the vet at 6 weeks I live in Sydneys west but will travel a bit if needed

I bred my first 2 litters in 2011. And have just bred my 3rd. I breed Working Border Collies for sheep work and Sporting homes. I decided to breed my first litter as I have a brilliant bitch that has all the qualities that I and others look for in a working sheepdog. She has presence, skill, instinct and a beautiful temperament. She is structurally sound, strong and FAST. The number of times I have been asked by people if they could buy her is really quite surprising. I wanted to look for a 3rd trialling dog so I had tried a couple out but they didn't suit and so I sold them on. Then I figured why buy someone else's line when I have one of the better ones around that is currently trialling. I also wanted a bitch pup as insurance in case something happened to the bitch. I needed to keep those lines. Both her parents were very good dogs but both deceased due to old age. I then had to pick a sire. So I picked a sire that was structurally similar, had good natural working instinct, and a good temperament............ What could go wrong!!!!! NOTHING.....the whole litter is a ripper I kept 2, Vickie bought 1 then she was so good and the opportunity came to have one of the siblings at about 10 months old so she kept her too!. One is with NSW police and the other is in another agility home. My second litter was an after thought really. She was in season, the timing was right for a litter and a sire with complimentary breeding was available to I took it. They are also pretty good pups in various roles. 2 working stock on properties and 2 in agility homes....... 1 killed by snake on a farm......... I kept one of them til he was 20 months old as I was hoping to be able to have a stud male to compliment my bitches however his work style was too different so I sold him as a broken in dog to a property. I have just had my 3rd litter and this was a repeat of the first. I bred this litter due to popular demand from agility people. 4 of 5 are preordered and if I had more females, there would be more sold. My dogs are also pets. They play fetch and tug etc. I take them for trips etc.. I don't see why people shouldn't make money out of a passion. There is a difference between making money and breeding for the money IMO. MY main thing that makes me proud to be a breeder is that I feel that if you have a specimen of a dog that is so good, it is almost criminal NOT to allow that dog to be bred to carry on those good qualities. I believe that if I am so priveliged to have such a good dog, and am in a position to allow another person with similar tastes to buy one.... then why not. Otherwise they go and buy an average dog from somewhere else and breed it on. It is better to have superior stock available to be used than average stuff. I know how hard it is to get a dog that fits a high criteria so I think that as I am currently in a position to provide the opportunity to others, then I will.

Ok I think I have changed it now......

I am hoping this link works. I did what you said above SLF.....

THere are sooooo many different types of tumours found on dogs. Personally, I would not get yourself stressed about it until the results come back form the vet. It could be nothing. Advice you might get on here may make you more concerned if people suggest it could be a "such and such", you google it, stress even more etc. Just sit tight. It may be a benign tumour that has been aggravated by her excessive licking of pups etc. Try not to worry until you get the actual results, that way people can give you a more informed opinion. And your vet will also explain things to you. You might be looking too much into the change of behaviour now you know there MIGHT be something wrong with her. I have a dog that had a highly aggressive and malignant tumour on her leg. She had NO behaviour change so don't let her behaviour convince you the tumour must be worse. Having a tumour won't affect her pups at this stage so I wouldn't panic yet.

They look so cute.... They are hard to get cute pics of. ....

My bitch had no discharge but had pups on thurs. Day 63 would have been this coming monday. So they were a bit early but as healthy and strong as you can want.